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Trade & Regional Integration

Private sector development and the facilitation of trade, often through better regional integration and agreements, help to build a stronger global market place and fuel development across borders.

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Customs - Export helpdesk - Fair Trade - Market access - Multilateral trade negotiations - Regional integration - Regional trade agreements (RTAs) - Trade administration - Trade education/training - Trade facilitation - Trade Policy - Trade-related adjustment - Aid for trade

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  • Quality Infrastructure

    Dalene Goosen created a new WIKI page | 1 February 2017
    Quality infrastructure (QI) refers to the public and private institutional framework needed to implement standardisation, accreditation and conformity assessment services including inspection, testing, laboratory and product certification. Governments often play an important role in QI. Governments...
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  • Certification & Accreditation

    Dalene Goosen created a new WIKI page | 1 February 2017
    The International Organization for Standardization defines “ certification ” as the provision by an independent body of written assurance (a certificate) that the product, service or system in question meets specific requirements. It defines “ accreditation ” as the formal recognition by an...
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  • Adviser Deployment

    Hub & Spokes updated the WIKI page | 19 January 2017
    The Commonwealth Secretariat and Organisation internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) , as implementing partners, are responsible for deploying advisers across the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific regions. Currently, 43 trade advisers are deployed within regional organisations and national ministries...
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  • South Africa: Accreditation E-Learning Programme - AFRAC

    Caroline Garcia updated the WIKI page | 9 December 2016
    “Development and roll out of an Accreditation E-Learning Programme” is a project designed by African Accreditation Cooperation (AFRAC) together with the ACP-EU TBT Programme with the aim to support the strengthening of an African network of accreditation bodies and the establishment of new national...
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  • Solomons signs MSG free trade agreement

    David Walker posted Information | 29 November 2016
    The prime minister of Solomon Islands has signed the Melanesian Free Trade Agreement making his country the first Melanesian Spearhead Group member to do so. Only two MSG member countries need sign the agreement for it to come into effect. The sub-regional trade deal is an expansion of former...
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  • Tonga ships squash to China for the first time

    David Walker posted Information | 29 November 2016
    Tonga has sent its first ever consignment of squash to China. Squash remains the country's main agricultural export, with South Korea and Japan the traditional markets. The chief executive of the Agrculture Ministry, Viliami Manu said a critical factor is being able to service those markets in late...
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  • E-learning

    Caroline Garcia updated the WIKI page | 10 November 2016
    The TBT Programme has developed in collaboration with a number of partners e-larning programmes related to different pillars of QI. Please see in this page a first e-learning programmes focused on building the capacity of African entities in accreditation and in metrology elaborated in...
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  • E-learning

    Caroline Garcia created a new WIKI page | 4 November 2016
    The TBT Programme has developed in collaboration with a number of partners e-larning programmes related to different pillars of QI. Please see in this page a first e-learning programmes focused on building the capacity of African entities in accreditation and in metrology elaborated in...
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  • New article on Green Economy in Voices & Views

    Isabelle DEMOLIN posted Information | 23 October 2016
    Part One , entitled Rethinking Models for Sustainability , featuring interviews with Philips, Coca-Cola and the UNEP International Resource Panel, outlines DEVCO’s support through the SWITCH regional programmes ( SWITCH-Asia and SWITCH Africa Green ) and PAGE (Partnership for Action on Green...
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  • About us

    Caroline Garcia updated the WIKI page | 23 October 2016
    The ACP-EU TBT Programme main objective is to contribute to improved competitiveness in local, regional and export markets by enhancing the export capacity of economic operators in ACP countries, through: the enhancement of the capacity of regional and continental quality infrastructure...
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